Mobiles banned at eatery after racy call

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A restaurant in Portugal has barred its customers from talking
on their mobile telephones after a man had a racy conversation
while having a meal at the establishment, a daily newspaper
reported on Monday.

"He completely forgot that he was in a public place, everyone
stopped to listen to the conversation which I can only say was
really very sensual," the owner of the restaurant, Carlos
Fernandes, told Correio da Manha.

Diners at the restaurant in the northern city of Guimaraes,
located some 350km northeast of Lisbon, are now asked to leave
their mobile phones at the door, turn them off or in case of an
emergency, keep them on vibration mode.

"Of course, if the conversation is not pleasant, I am the one
who pays because the food will not taste as good and it will seem
like it is a problem of the restaurant," Fernandes said.

Portugal has one of the highest rates of mobile ownership in the
European Union, with more than nine million portable phone
owners.